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Jharkhand: Discontent among Cong MLAs over portfolios; threaten to boycott assembly session

Congress legislators in Jharkhand are expressing resentment over the induction of four party MLAs as ministers in the Champai Soren-led JMM government. As many as 12 MLAs have threatened to boycott the upcoming assembly session from February 23 and head to Jaipur if the ministers are not replaced by new faces. The JMM-led alliance in the state has 47 MLAs in the 81-member assembly. Unhappy over Congress' decision to give ministerial berths to Alamgir Alam, Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta, and Badal Patralekh again, the legislators went into a huddle at Ranchi Circuit House just before the swearing-in ceremony on Friday with plans of boycotting it.

Jharkhand: Eight of 12 Congress MLAs disgruntled over portfolio distribution in Champai Soren government reach Delhi

Unhappy with the Congress' decision to again give ministerial berths to Alamgir Alam, Rameshwar Oraon, Banna Gupta and Badal Patralekh, the legislators went into a huddle at a Ranchi hotel earlier in the day, where JMM's new minister Basant Soren, the youngest son of party supremo Shibu Soren, reached to persuade them to change their decision.

Jharkhand Congress MLAs 'unhappy' with new cabinet, say "new faces should have been given chance"

Eight ministers took oath in the new Champai Soren cabinet in Jharkhand. Some Congress MLAs expressed discontent with the expansion, demanding the inclusion of new faces. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticized the alliance for not including a Scheduled Caste member.

Jharkhand Congress Chief on dissatisfaction among party MLAs over State Cabinet expansion: 'We are aware, will discuss it'

Man brutally kills puppy in MP; CM Chouhan assures strict action

In Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, a man allegedly brutally killed a puppy, prompting Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to condemn the act as "barbarism" and ensure strict action. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia urged Chouhan to intervene after a viral video showed the man flinging and trampling the puppy. The accused, Mrityunjay Jadaun, was arrested under animal cruelty laws, with his mental health under evaluation.

ICICI Bank signs MoU with European bank BNP Paribas

According to a press release, the MoU will establishes a framework of partnership between the two banks for providing financial services to corporate customers operating in the India–Europe corridor.

Why's the insurance industry largely silent on 100% FDI demand?

He said the industry should nevertheless have this conversation with the policy makers on allowing 100 per cent FDI. According to him, one of the challenges for the global insurers is to find a suitable local partner. "With over 60 insurers between life and general insurance and a large number of them joint ventures, there is really an acute shortage of local partners, who either have the ability or the inclination to get into this space," Rau said.

BJP's Anup Gupta elected as new Mayor of Chandigarh, defeats AAP rival

A close fight was expected between the BJP and AAP after the Congress, which has six members and the Shiromani Akali Dal, which has a lone member, decided to abstain. Both BJP and AAP have 14 councillors each in the House while Chandigarh's Member of Parliament, who at present is BJP's Kirron Kher, also has a vote being an ex-officio member of the municipal corporation House.

1997 Uphaar cinema fire: HC asks police to reply to Gopal Ansal's plea for renewal of passport

The high court said the record showed that by its August 10, 2021 order the trial court had said it had no objection to the renewal of the petitioner's passport as per rules and procedure which permit renewal of the travel document for one year for people facing trial or appellate proceedings.

Exports indicate degree of integration with the global economy and levels of competitiveness: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Ahluwalia outlined three broad determinants of trade policy which affect levels of India’s export competitiveness - how open the economy is, indicated by the prevailing levels of tariffs, the extent to which India is willing to be drawn in to Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), and its approach to Global Value Chains (GVCs).

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sents message to police across Assam informing them that personal integrity will be closely monitered

Assam Police Special DGP (Law & Order) GP Singh stated in a tweet recently that since May 10, 2021, the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam has caught 34 public servants, including 13 Gazetted Officers, red-handed while accepting bribes. A total of 21 public servants have been trapped and arrested this year. In the last 10 days, seven public servants, including three Gazetted Officers were trapped and arrested.

Court grants bail to Noida woman arrested for manhandling society guards

Roy was granted bail by the chief judicial magistrate Richa Upadhyay of the Surajpur court, her lawyer Inderveer Singh Bhati said. "We argued that my client was arrested without any notice while it is necessary to issue a notice in cases where offences are of less than seven years prison term. The court was convinced and bail was granted," Bhati told PTI.

Manish Sisodia says former AAP Himachal chief 'characterless', was about to terminate him

Manish Sisodia's remarks came after Kesari along with AAP general secretary organisation Satish Thakur and Una district chief Iqbal Singh joined the BJP.

Open Enquiry: Ex-Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh yet to appear before ACB

Param Bir Singh, who was suspended from service after multiple extortion cases were registered against him, was summoned to appear before the ACB on Tuesday but he hasn't appeared till noon, an official said. Earlier he was summoned to appear before the ACB on January 10, but he had cited pendency of hearing in the Supreme Court as the reason for not turning up, he said.

Open inquiry: ACB records statement of police inspector against Param Bir Singh

ACB recently received permission from the Maharashtra Home department to conduct an open inquiry against Singh.

Wipro appoints Yes Bank’s Anup Purohit as chief information officer

Anup Purohit’s appointment comes after a massive leadership churn at Wipro which started after CEO Thierry Delaporte rejigged the organisation structure.

India holds export potential in toy sector, says Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan

"Toy manufacturing clusters should be developed by State Governments to attract international players to set up their manufacturing base in India," Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said. The Secretary also emphasised on the promotion of toy-based tourism, local toy banks and libraries.

Irrfan Khan-starrer 'The Song of the Scorpions' will release in theatres next year

The film is written & directed by Anup Singh, who also directed the post-Partition drama 'Qissa'.

24 industries can add Rs 20 lakh crore annual manufacturing, jobs for 3 crore people: Piyush Goyal

“We have identified 24 industry sectors, which we believe, can add Rs 20 lakh crore of annual manufacturing in India… This will provide people- no less than 3 crore people-some working opportunity directly and indirectly,” he said while addressing the Board of Trade (BoT) meeting.

Sneak peek into Ashok Hinduja’s 70th birthday bash: Cancelled work meetings and a Zoom party with family

From Lahore to Mumbai, famous singers joined the virtual party.

Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh is new NSG chief

The appoint of Singh, a 1985-batch IPS officer, as the DG of the 'black cats commando' force was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

'The harmonium is silent': On Jagjit Singh’s 8th death anniversary, tributes pour in

Twitterati remembered the ghazal singer and his evocative songs.

I&B ministry nominates Kangna Ranaut, Anup Jalota, Rajkumar Hirani to FTII Society

Hirani, Chopra, Danny Denzongpa (actor) and Mahesh Aney (cinamatographer), have been nominated to the FTII society under the alumnus category.